Strategic Direction The HOPE Agenda H - Health and Social Services O - Order P - Progress E - Education Health and Social Services •Upgrading of the City Hospital •Philhealth sponsorship for the poor •Reproductive Health Rights and Family Planning Program for the poor, marginalized, socially excluded and underserved residents •Improvement of Basic Health Services •Capacitating the Barangay Health Workers Order •Disaster preparedness program for every barangay •Upgrading of anti-crime infrastructures •Capacitating the local police and law enforcers •Organizing the people's movement against crime •Capacitating the Barangay Health Workers Progress •Construction of the City Government Center •Laying down the basic infrastructures for business and investments •Strengthening the community-based people's entrepreneurship programs •Improvement of taxation and revenue system •Promotion of local and cottage industries •Protection for Small and Medium enterprises •Improvement of transportation system – decongestion of traffic choke points through creation of loading and unloading bays and implementation of traffic schemes Education •Scholarship for poor students (secondary and tertiary) •Construction of additional classrooms and school buildings •Upgrading of the Alternative Learning Systems and e-based learning program •Capacitating the teachers and educators •Creation of a City College